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The conventional environmental wisdom is that invasive species, be they plant or animal, can easily become a destructive force for native species. And that wisdom is far from wrong. But some new research adds some nuance to the situation, explaining

Plastics have officially entered the food chain, as seen in the deadly effect things like Styrofoam and bottle caps have on sea turtles and albatross, and even whales. However, how far into the food chain

We talk a lot about invasive species on TreeHugger, following the news on how species get from their native habitat to a new ecosystem and, once there, wreak havoc. Some of the most interesting invasive species are Asian carp, kudzu and even rats since

It's the World Wildlife Fund's 50'th anniversary and in its honour the Royal Mail has issued a series of ten stamps. The animals featured are species from around the world which have benefited from the work of the conservation

Chris Perry, who worked at Pixar for many years, created an incredible animated short that aired to day, for World Water Day. Titled The Incident at Tower 37, the film tells the story of a company that is siphoning

Winter floods always bring a rush of concern about the amount of water being "wasted" as it rushes out to the ocean. A serious problem with urban landscapes, particularly those on coastlines or near deltas, is that rainwater washes straight into storm

We've written about the multifaceted importance of silent places a number of times--that is places without excess human noise not actually dead silent--and here's a new spin on that: Researchers from Purdue

The walnut sphinx caterpillar has a trick up its sleeve -- er, side -- to keep birds from chomping on it. The clever bug can make an odd whistling sound, which startles birds enough that they usually just leave it alone.

Enter the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry on the Mexican border, and you'll never know just by looking around that you're walking through a "living machine" wastewater recycling system. But when

While they might look like flocked Christmas trees, these albino redwoods are anything but. The very rare "ghost trees" lack chlorophyll, the necessary chemical that makes plants green and helps them convert sunlight to food. So,

I've asked before why so many people hate environmentalists. But, to be fair, the hate runs both ways. There are plenty of greens who like nothing more than to point the finger at eco-villains—you know,

"Lose the animals, lose the ecosystems. Lose the ecosystems, game over." Caroline Fraser touched down in more than a dozen countries to understand what rewilding really means. Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution looks at how

In case the litany of separate studies showing how bad the ongoing extinction crisis the planet is undergoing, driven for all intents and purposes entirely by humans, really is haven't driven the point home: A new series

If you want a decent overview of all the issues that go into the pricing of solar power--from technological issues to comparisons with fossil fuels (when will solar power be less expensive than burning fossil